Sask Fever Off to Nationals

The Saskatchewan Fever Senior Ladies Slo-pitch team is off to St. Bruno, Quebec for Nationals August 14-19. This championship will showcase the highest caliber men’s and women’s slo-pitch teams in Canada. The team, coached by Shane Schiebelbein and Scott Sawin consists of 16 ladies from Saskatchewan. Stacey Blixt, Darla Schiebelbein, and Deb Weber are from Martensville as well as coach Shane Schiebelbein. The team played a few exhibition games and participated in tournaments in Calgary, Bismark, ND, and Saskatoon to get ready for the championship.

There are 13 teams at nationals from BC, SK, MB, NB, NS with two from AB and QC, and four from ON. The team has 10 round robin games Monday through Thursday with playoffs starting Friday. Good luck to Team Saskatchewan Fever.

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Stacey Blixt tagging for the out in Bismarck, North Dakota with Saskatchewan Fever Ladies Slo-Pitch team. (Photo submitted)

Sask Fever Off to Nationals was last modified: August 17th, 2017 by Janine Hayward

Janine Hayward has been a big part of the Martensville community for many years. She has been on many committees and was a major influence in getting minor football started in our community. Although her main career is a kindergarten teacher in Saskatoon, Janine has been the Sports Reporter for the Martensville Messenger since its inception in 2007.